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The Valley of Hinnom, Gehinnom (Hebrew: גֵּיא בֶן־הִנֹּם, romanized: Gēʾ ḇen-Hīnnōm, or גֵי־הִנֹּם, Gē-Hīnnōm) or Gehenna (⫽ ɡ ɪ ˈ h ɛ n ə ⫽ ghi-HEN-ə; Ancient Greek: Γέεννα, romanized: Géenna), also known as Wadi el-Rababa (Arabic: وادي الربابة, romanized: Wādī l-Rabāba, lit.
Feb 26, 2021 · The word Gehenna is derived from the Hebrew ge Hinnom, or the “valley of Hinnom.” Mention of the place comes in 2 Chronicles 28 in relation to Ahaz, a king of Judah who did evil in the eyes of God.
Sep 21, 2023 · The word gehenna is the Greek transliteration of the Hebrew ge-hinnom, meaning “Valley of [the sons of] Hinnom.” This valley south of Jerusalem was where some of the ancient Israelites “passed children through the fire” (sacrificed their children) to the Canaanite god Molech (2 Chronicles 28:3; 33:6; Jeremiah 7:31; 19:2–6).
May 17, 2024 · Gehenna, abode of the damned in the afterlife in Jewish and Christian eschatology (the doctrine of last things). Named in the New Testament in Greek form (from the Hebrew Ge Hinnom, meaning “valley of Hinnom”), Gehenna originally was a valley west and south of Jerusalem where children were burned.
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In the NT the final place of punishment of the ungodly. The word derives from the Heb. גֵֽי־הִנֹּמ׃֙, the Valley of Hinnom, or more fully, the Valley of the son (s) of Hinnom, situated to the S or SW of Jerusalem, usually identified with the Wadi-er-Rababi.
Apr 7, 2011 · It is not difficult to see, from these and other texts (e.g., 2 Kgs 23:10; 2 Chr 28:3, 33:6; Jer 32:35), why Jesus and his contemporaries used the word Gehenna (“valley of Hinnom”) as synonymous with the place of everlasting fiery torment.
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The "Gehenna" was a place, a valley near Jerusalem where garbage was put to fire. But in Jesus' words it is a metaphor of the torment that awaits a person who sins agains God by disrespecting a divine image and likeness in his neighbor (Matt. 5:22).
